Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[eternal birch]

which location? 👀

[cedar otter]

Artesia

[eternal birch]

aw hard maybe for me 🙁

[desert stirrup]

I thought he got hard cancelled. Cool to see him still going

Yo somebody buy my fellow Aiden, tally, or J ultra!

I’m thinking of selling the ZP6 too

I’m just wondering if that would be useful to have for camping purposes

Don’t think the Pietro will do well in that scenario

[civic crest]

i still haven't made it to any ondo since i'm stuck in my westside bubble

[mellow sonnet]

Did he? No idea my friend got the tickets

[boreal solar]

I ended up selling my zp6 fwiw.it felt like a waste of a grinder only using it for two months out of the year. I’d probably sell them all and get something like a q air or k6 on the cheaper side.

But to confirm your suspicion, I also would not camp with a Pietro.

[eternal birch]

I daily my zp6 but also use it for camping

[junior bobcat]

The oasis is dayglow

[rough crypt]

so true, love it over there

[junior bobcat]

Depends how you're camping. As long as you have a table though.

[rough crypt]

there's 5 coffee shops on my street, they're all coal 🙃

[junior bobcat]

I'm so glad for dayglow. They bring good foreign roasters too

[cedar otter]

lol

🤐

[junior bobcat]

Aw let it out

[rough crypt]

we gotta know

[boreal solar]

My main problem with Dayglow is that they generally mark up imported beans to a point that it’s not really worth while for me.

I haven’t been there to order a drink in a long time now though.

[cedar otter]

this and

many more....

[eternal birch]

I'm still yet to go to dayglow but have heard that the warhol drink is good

[junior bobcat]

Vs Dak it was comparable, like a couple bucks. Idk about Canadian beans though

[boreal solar]

I think they have an exclusive contract with Dak for the area or something of the like? If they were able to negotiate that in they probably got a good rate.

I mean as a whole, they’re priced higher. But I’m sure there’s exceptions

I also dismissed them pre tariff so admittedly the world has changed a lot

[mellow sonnet]

last time i went to dayglow the barista was very clearly high and barely functional 💀 was also like 3 years ago thou

havent been back since

coffee was fine though it was a weird experience to say the least

[trail tiger]

I was thinking of getting a zp6

[junior bobcat]

Who's not high in socal tbf?

[weary chasm]

Will be sending a pm.

[rough crypt]

the servers at one of my favorite (rather expensive) restaurants near here were ALWAYS high

food was great, but they closed recently. coincidence surely

[desert stirrup]

Yeah didn’t he get called out for the domestic violence joke and that overly sexual ad?

I’m aim to not be online too much so my awareness is limited at best

I could be hella late to all the Mat Rife news

[desert stirrup]

Those 1ZPresso air or whatever they call their plastic body model might be ideal

I feel like for camping it will always be mid at best

So no point in having a good grinder

I also would most likely use a French press while camping anyway

Camping V60 might be cumbersome

[boreal solar]

Qair is the one you’re thinking of. It’s light and also conveniently fits inside an aeropress(which you can use the extra money from the zp6 to buy for camping)

[desert stirrup]

DM incoming!

[muted kindle]

put a coffee shop where parking isn’t an issue 😭

[muted kindle]

Having the adjustment known inside is annoying. That’s my gripe about the commandante. I wanted to try out the zp6 for soup

[boreal solar]

Ondo Artesa had a lot of spots when I was there. Getting in and out was a little annoying though.

The Hollywood location usually has parking too

[surreal pivot]

The servers at Saffy’s are always on Jupiter when I go 😂. Super pleasant though

[mellow sonnet]

yeah high workers isnt a surprise but it was a solo shift and they were going super slow bc high 💀

[muted kindle]

I’ll probably head down this Saturday, I need some beans

[boreal solar]

I wish there were more accessible options on the west side. We like to take the kiddo to the beach and parking is so meh out there that I end up going to whatever’s walkable from Redondo etc. which is usually pretty meh.

[weary chasm]

should go glamping

bring your Zerno

LOL.

[junior bobcat]

That's what I did 😂

[weary chasm]

ah yes.

espresso in the woods

featuring Decent de1 and a zerno

no mid coffee here.

[boreal solar]

I mean, the de1 has a carrying case for a reason

[desert stirrup]

I don’t think you guys know what camping is

If you aren’t tracking your equipment weight by the ounce gtfo

I’m risking my life or I’m not camping at all

[boreal solar]

I was kidding of course. The suggestion for the qair was more serious

Although i have been morbidly curious about the whirly.

Just wish there were more legit reviews for it out there

[eternal birch]

risk ur life for some good espresso by bringing a 1000kwh battery, decent, and zerno?

[low mantle]

If I’m car camping I’m bringing a whole set up. That’s the whole fun of car camping.

If I were actually backpacking I would bring instant and call it a day.

[vivid violet]

i got an OutIn Nano and was using it until some seal internally exploded and water started coming out the charge port.

up until then, it worked great

[low mantle]

If I didn’t already have a robot I would go that route. Super convenient

[vivid violet]

i liked that it heated the water for me. was also thinking of a Picopresso (or a Pixapresso w/ heating), but didn't try those yet.

paired great with a K-Ultra Plus hand grinder.

[dull adder]

I was just convinced into getting a day pack which is overkill for our usual out and back hikes.
But now I'm thinking I'm going to bring a canister, burner, and stuff to brew coffee on hikes 😈

[vivid violet]

OutIn support was also really nice, and immediately sent me a replacement.

[boreal solar]

Yikes. Pretty new isn’t it?

Glad they’re replacing it.

[vivid violet]

yeah, they replaced it immediately (while i was still away).

Just gave it a test run and it works great. and i got to pick a new color 🙂

[eternal birch]

25L daypack the perfect size for overpacking or underpacking tbh

[cedar otter]

Bripe time???

[dull adder]

Bripe would be a lot easier. But I'm thinking bigger. Possibly pour over

[vivid violet]

Bripe Plus, yeah

iBripe MAX

[low mantle]

It’s the kettle that kills space for camping/daypack. I can’t find anything small, durable, and pours slowly for a v60.

I couldn’t endure the endless ridicule of friends mocking me using a bribe around the campfire.

[boreal solar]

Just fill a camelbak with Japanese iced.

[dull adder]

Hario Air?

[dull adder]

I think mine is 25L? Not sure, I got it used

[low mantle]

The problem is then you still need a heating vessel like a pot. I need a SS hario air. That would be amazing actually

[boreal solar]

I wonder how well something like this would work. https://a.co/d/5n5cDag

[dull adder]

I have a titanium pot. It fits a burner and canister inside

[boreal solar]

Something like I linked above would be a lot better with usb c and a lithium ion battery. I suppose that would cost a lot more though

[vivid violet]

main reason i didn't get that, along with Picopresso is space. even the silicone kettles which collapse flat were just one more thing.

seemed more compact to just have K-Ultra + OutIn Nano w/ larger basket add-on

[boreal solar]

For sure. I agree with that assessment. When traveling I usually just rely on the hotel having a kettle handy for me. Doesn’t help much for camping though.

[vivid violet]

i guess also the "benefit" of both OutIn Nano and Wacaco Pixapresso is they both heat water themselves, and can take Nespresso pods too.. so that would be even more compact.

[fallen gulch]

the one bean I got from dayglow I remember was 6 weeks old and thus on discount so I think cheaper than from the roaster but uhhh

[low mantle]

I have a tendency of forgetting to charge things so I try to avoid battery reliant devices when camping.

[fallen gulch]

two years ago lel

[eternal birch]

any suggestions on how to keep crab somewhat fresh for transport

[vivid violet]

when we got a bunch fresh, we just put it in a cooler with ice, and it was fine for a 30 min to 1 hr drive

[eternal birch]

needed to clarify

oh rory ur orange now too

[vivid violet]

it's just jaundice

[eternal birch]

I'll be crabbing/fishing at 5am, return 5pm, flight out at 9pm, arrive 10pm

maybe just kill and ice?

idk if I can keep em alive for 24hours

[low mantle]

I mean worst case scenario they just eventually die and you put them on ice.

[eternal birch]

yeah but I dont think the meat is as good

[vivid violet]

i think it's better to keep them alive / on ice for as long as you can..

yeah.. true.

maybe just go fishing, then stop off at a market to pick up crab ?

[low mantle]

I’m vegetarian so I’m out of my depth here.

[vivid violet]

i don't have a lot of experience keeping them for that long

[eternal birch]

hell nah, imma have massive dungeness

somewhat sadistic thing but we have soy sauce crab in korean culture

and I didnt know but the crab is drowned in the marinade pretty much

so I had a heart attack when I opened the fridge at 3am and the crab was hitting the tupperware

[vivid violet]

omg. poor thing.

[eternal birch]

it was 100% alive for like 6-7hrs in soy sauce

but also I heard dungeness perish super easily

so idk, I probably need to ask a crab expert

I dont want em suffocating or anything

but also the korean soy sauce one is blue crab and theyre usually invasive as hell

[vivid violet]

interesting. Gemini Pro suggested that you cook it before flying.

(to stop the blah blah from degrading)

[eternal birch]

hmm

will be last resort

[low mantle]

Googled it and I guess the keeping them alive in the marinade helps with texture and flavor. Totally fucked up though.

[eternal birch]

I think outdoor boys cooks them first before flying

[vivid violet]

here's what it suggested:
https://gemini.google.com/share/10cda6cebedc

it even lists a timeline, wow.

[cedar silo]

https://www.seycoffee.com/products/2025-finca-sophia-lots-fs9025-fs9325-panama

[cedar otter]

I think you’re supposed to kill em before you dunk in soy sauce

[dull adder]

Yeah that's kinda what I was seeing for Ganjang-gejang
But also I only learned of this food 5 minutes ago

[eternal birch]

u know what, this might have been the case 💀

[cedar otter]

Casual knife thru its brain

Drain the clear liquid

[eternal birch]

my mom was just freaked out as hell handling crab

that was the one and only time we made it here in LA

[cedar otter]

You’re also supposed to cut them in half

Except the top

So the exposed bodyparts can absorb the marinade via osmosis

[eternal birch]

also just checked with fishmonger friend and it should be ok to transport even without ice

but pretty much just boil when I arrive in LA

[vivid violet]

nice ! hope you catch a bunch

[crude citrus]

Maybe declare it incorrectly and CBP will kill it for you

[mellow sonnet]

Fresh crab goes crazy

[cedar otter]

Getting some es-chocolat from Momos soon btw @eternal birch

[eternal birch]

when

I'm down to about 300g of spro and 400g of po beans

[cedar otter]

Probably early next week

I actually ordered all of their blends

[weary chasm]

What blends?

Blends are great

[crude citrus]

Ondo sub wen

[junior bobcat]

sheesh. Did they fix it? And how's the coffee out of it, if you have the non-pressurized basket?

[cedar otter]

Busan, Es-chocolat, Fruity bonbon, mucho berry, and seasonal autumn blend

[junior bobcat]

i'm good on that. That's why car camping is ftmfw. Bring much of the comfort of home on the road.

[mellow sonnet]

I love momos SO but for some reason I never get any tasting notes

Other than super generic stuff like fruity, floral, citrus, tea-like

Like I can never get anything specific. Even w the bag in front of me I'm getting like 1 note max

[cedar otter]

Diff water

Korea is blessed with too good water

They usually have brita filters to add more minerals to their tap

Because tap water is like 25ppm

[mellow sonnet]

Maybe skill issue I guess

Time to buy apax I guess

[cedar otter]

Guess who sells apax

Jkjk

[mellow sonnet]

Sherry

[cedar otter]

Quat

[vivid violet]

after taking down the batch number and some vids, they apologized, indicated it might have been part of a bad batch, and sent out a replacement.

I wanted to fix that unit too, but didn't feel comfortable flying with it (I was overseas).. so my friend just e-recycled it.

coffee from it is superb, imo. (for what it is) the larger 18g espresso basket does have only 1 hole at the bottom, so I'm not sure it's pressurized..

[short condor]

Busan and the mucho berry are fire. I do a 50/50 blend of that every now and then.

[junior bobcat]

great that they fixed it. Influencers online talk about using dark roasts because it brews so cold, has that been your experience as well?

[glossy sail]

ive steamed crabs beforehand and packed with ice on flights from LA to ATL before..

[vivid violet]

mine stopped heating water before it completely broke, so i ended up using a kettle for a bit, but when i did, even with mediums i really enjoyed the lower temps (prob around 90 to 88 C, or below). i did not have any light roasts to try.

one med peruvian decaf did taste a bit grassy, but i think that might just be this bean.

i think that the Wacaco Pixapresso which has more variation on temps might actually be a bit better.. of course it’s a giant company, vs OutIn which is a recent startup with 50 to 100 people.. and i kinda like supporting small businesses, so i’ll stick with it and see how it goes.

[desert stirrup]

Now we’re talking

Let me fight forest fires, disappoint Smokey, AND enjoy a damn fine shot all at the same time

[boreal solar]

What’s the thermal loss like when using the kettle? If you can up the temp with that method you don’t really lose much.

Since the others require a kettle anyway

[vivid violet]

thermal loss: didn’t seem like much..

OutIn has a “double tap” mode where it brews immediately, so that turned out perfectly when i used the correct temp water from the kettle..

[boreal solar]

In other news I think I just fixed my magnetic switch keyboard via clumsy. The usb cable caught on my bike handlebar when I was bringing it out to the garage and it fell on the concrete floor. Decided to connect it again and it’s now fine. Even though it was having the same issue a few minutes before 🤦‍♂️

So uhhh… I don’t know.

[low mantle]

The Nurses striking have a DJ and hella loud speakers. It’s pretty wild. Half annoyed half envious.

Club KP

[vivid violet]

which campus ?

[low mantle]

For San Diego they’re at San Marcos today. They rotate between San Marcos, Zion, and San Diego medical Center.

[desert stirrup]

Yo @cedar otter

New coffee shop for sale

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1131957575712000/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[cedar otter]

lmao I know where this is

it's too close to where we're at and it's such a shitty location

It's Melrose and Western

[desert stirrup]

Wack but understandable

I’ll continue to be on the lookout

There is a cold stone for sale

$80k

[cedar otter]

ew

lol

appreciate looking out for us tho

[eternal birch]

may need to look for a new apartment

ours got bought out

and our renewal is coming up in 2.5mo

guessing theyre gonna jack it up like crazy

[desert stirrup]

I thought there was a law against this

Like 2.5% max a year

Or is it only with current landlord and not new landlord?

[eternal birch]

2.5% max is for rent controlled

I think

[low mantle]

Naw you’re gonna get hit with 8% if you’re in LA

[eternal birch]

idk how miserable east hollywood ish to torrance would be commute wise

[low mantle]

Definitely miserable.

[eternal birch]

dang

[dull adder]

Would not

[eternal birch]

DTLA to Torrance is super nice rn :/

[dull adder]

If it's not a SFH you should have rent control. So 5% max + up to 5% depending on current inflation

[eternal birch]

ahh ok

thats not too bad then

[dull adder]

You currently make this commute in the morning? That's the opposite of traffic so I'm not too surprised

[eternal birch]

yeah

20-25min in the morning and 30-35minute in the afternoon

[dull adder]

Next week, try checking the time on Google maps for prospective commute times. Do it for a few days.
You could do it today (Torrance to East Hollywood) but I find Fridays are normally lighter

[boreal solar]

The boba shop a three minute walk from my house just left that plaza. It’s a get IE opportunity for you.

My spending alone would pay your lease.

[cedar otter]

EH sucks bc there’s mad traffic on the 101 all day

Alhambra-ish would be nice too

[mellow sonnet]

altadena is crying in no coffee

the tierra mia in pasadena finally opened

not that i would ever go there 💀

[eternal birch]

Alhambra hm

[mellow sonnet]

https://documentcentre.ey.com/#/detail-engmt?eid=667
ssense owes 36k to fellow

[eternal birch]

I personally like it but my fiancee doesnt because its "too chinese"

[mellow sonnet]

azusa is super nice

[eternal birch]

bro my work is in torrance

[mellow sonnet]

time to change jobs

[cedar otter]

There’s plenty of cafes there

Just not good ones

Highlight is decent

[mellow sonnet]

highlight the only one

and then its unincorporated 💀

[cedar otter]

Too much text

[eternal birch]

damn I'm looking at housing and its grim

[eternal birch]

I kinda want like a townhouse or something so I can fix my car and not pay $300 a month for parking

[mellow sonnet]

its a buyers market right now

can haggle on houses

idk about renting tho

[eternal birch]

renting grim, dont think we will be buying down here

idk I'm kinda spoiled with current apartment so its hard looking for anything lower

thinking about like... san pedro maybe

[mellow sonnet]

i downgraded from a house to a hotel room overnight u adapt quickly

[cedar otter]

Artesia

[eternal birch]

strong contender tbh

maybe even like buena park

but then I'll just be another korean in buena park

cerritos is like a 25-30min commute and its also not bad to pomona which is fiancee's school commute

[dull adder]

This really depends on what part of Pedro 😬

[dull adder]

Townhouses count as SFH and lose rent protection, just fyi

[eternal birch]

damn

[dull adder]

Our landlord has been cool but theoretically they could abuse that

[junior bobcat]

that's little korea outside of ktown lol

[mellow sonnet]

yeah didnt bp get officially called little korea

[junior bobcat]

not shocked to hear that lol

[mellow sonnet]

https://www.buenapark.com/_T2_R299.php

oh its straight up koreatown

[junior bobcat]

sick

[cedar otter]

Too big to be little

😬

[tight gorge]

Not for anything where you will feel good about buying

There’s no where to build in LA, and if there is it will be apartments

[mellow sonnet]

altadena and palisades u can build

but yeah hard to find places

[tight gorge]

When we were looking only like 10 homes in the last 3 years fit our criteria.

[mellow sonnet]

my reqs were nonexistant but also im single w no rlshp so its easier 💀

even then i had it hard finding a place

[eternal birch]

also when I was at paper son last wknd this guy was talking crazy how the la coffee scene is ass and the bays is so much better

[tight gorge]

I used to think this too

[mellow sonnet]

ondo the glue holding LA coffee together

[weary chasm]

What happened to highlight coffee

[mellow sonnet]

highlight the only one

and parking is ass

only been twice and i had a hard time finding parking and even went during off hours smh

[weary chasm]

I found parking fine. But both times I went at like 8am...

But this is a long time ago

[cedar otter]

I feel like OC/LB coffee enjoyers are finally finding out about ondo artesia

We’ve been having random groups of dudes who come in order 4 coffees and buy a bunch of bags this week lol

[boreal solar]

I sent a couple groups inquiring about our old partner cafes to Artesia. Probably didn’t amount to much though. But I’d rather they go to you than most of the others.

[cedar otter]

Thanks for doing that!

Trying to grow the roasting side now and take on wholesale little by little but there’s hardly any resources on how to do that lol

[boreal solar]

I don’t know man. Most of the cafes and popups I had were word of mouth tbh.

I attempted giving our samples and courting a few places but nothing really panned out when I initiated. I gave away so much coffee for no reason

[cedar otter]

I’m speaking more so of

How to price things

And etc

Cashflow strategies

Like the business side of coffee roastery

I’m only doing it with people I have prior relationships or who have been my cafe customers

[boreal solar]

I had a spreadsheet that accounted for green pricing, shrinkage, batch roasting time, batch size, and packaging.

[cedar otter]

Same

It’s almost exactly the same order

[boreal solar]

I also had separate entries for the bullet and the Yoshan as well as coroast costs to see what was more effective for orders

The annoying thing was trying to compete with established roasters like klatch in the area on price. I had to pay myself like nothing to match that without sacrificing quality further.

[cedar otter]

We really can’t do that

[boreal solar]

I know.

[cedar otter]

That’s why I just buy more expensive greens and microlots that the big guys can’t touch

[boreal solar]

Klatch did work out in my favor a few times though. I got a tasty watermelon coforment that they hired Hacea to import for them before the additional quantities were listed by schmoozing with the brothers there during local pickups.

Tbh I thought it was a little weird they used Hacea at their size.

But eh, it was a fun green.

[cedar otter]

They prolly saw Hacea’s offering and saw oh cool lemme pick up some coferms and mess around

Gonna carry more inhouse roasted co-ferments

My “processed” retail shelf is cleared out

[elder vector]

is it tho?

[compact hound]

Can’t wait to impress my normie friends with this one trick

[cedar otter]

I just found infinite money glitch

Made a coferment blend with majority washed Ethiopia

It tastes just like coferment

But I save a lot more money

It lacks the intensity which I actually prefer

[boreal solar]

Heh, on the positive side coforments last forever. This Diego red plum and tropical from last year is more or less indistinguishable from when it was fresh

[cedar otter]

It depends on the type

Some coferment greens with higher moisture keeps fermenting

[tight gorge]

@valid robin this you? lol

[cedar otter]

😂

[dull adder]

Is this how you achieve the parmesan note?

Anyone else watch the Dodgers game?

Ohtani might have played the best post season game ever

[cedar otter]

He is a god

[vivid violet]

pitching.. and so many home runs ?!?

[glossy sail]

3!!!

Panda tomorrow! lol

[eternal birch]

the LA hate is peaking all time rn

[mellow sonnet]

Why is the line for Tierra mia into the street

I was going to say just go to mandarin but that line is prob longer

[boreal solar]

I’d rather they go to Tierra
Mia. Heck the Copa vida line goes into the street too.

[low mantle]

Tierra Mia is for sugar milk drinks and Frappuccino’s. Totally a different crowd.

I’ve noticed Tierra Mia also gets busy at different times than most coffee shops. They would kill it at 8pm in LB when I lived there.

[eternal birch]

forgot about the no-kings protest and now dtla on semi lock down

too assed to go back home

[boreal solar]

My area shops shutdown pretty’s early aside from Dunkin/Starbucks/dutch bros sort of places

[low mantle]

The long in LB has a drive through. It must make a difference. We always thought it was interesting how busy they got at night. We just assumed dessert frappes

[boreal solar]

We live pretty close to Chaffey and the Starbucks is always full of college students in the evening.

But other than that not much demand

[low mantle]

Interesting. I wonder what contributes to them being busier on this side. I also noticed that Dutch bros in Huntington can get a crazy long line as well.

Tierra Mia > Dutch bros

I like Tierra Mia for what it is. Better vibes than their competitors

[tight gorge]

Horchata frap pretty yum

Haven’t had it in years though

[low mantle]

Horchata was bomb and the Mexican mocha. The guava cream cheese pastry was the hidden gem imo.

I probably would skip the drinks nowadays but I’d definitely cop a few of those pastries to take home to pair with my coffee.

[desert stirrup]

Damn dude $30 for coffee is nutty

It looks like 2 cups, one PO and one spro

I guess that makes it more worth it!

[boreal solar]

I think it’s a cortado using freeze distilled milk.

Panama coffees can be pretty steep in general though. Particularly the geishas due to the hype and demand at auction.Bourbon from the area is a good bargain and really high quality as well though.

[crude citrus]

I think it was a split shot. One served as a spro the other served as a cortado with freeze distilled milk.

[dull adder]

This is what a 1 and 1 is
It's surprising to see it for $30 though

Originally it was "we can split this shot into two cups, throw some milk in that we probably already steamed for another drink". So typically it's not much more than an espresso, like $4 instead of $3

[elder vector]

$30 for a double shot of espresso and some milk is crazy work

[desert stirrup]

Ok good

I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking this is some wild pricing

I never heard of a 1 and 1 so I didn’t want to judge harshly

[dull adder]

It started in Santa Cruz at Verve, by the guys who went on to found Cat & Cloud
So it's most common in the Bay Area, sometimes around LA. But you won't often see it outside that. It's also sometimes not on the menu but the barista can help you out

[cedar otter]

I personally hate serving one and one

Especially for like an expensive coffee

Bc we don’t use spouted portafilters

And we have to waste so much milk

[junior bobcat]

First time I came across it was in Orlando of all places. Cool lil specialty scene there

[dull adder]

The original idea was to use waste milk but in practice I'm not sure how often that happens

[junior bobcat]

Personally, I don't find specialty coffee, good in milk. Only the cholatiest stuff works imo.

[cedar otter]

yeah the permutations of different kinds of milk out there and all the different temps... never really happens

[fallen gulch]

I see it on the menu at the cafe in denver I'm in right now

[junior bobcat]

We have to go back to milk being milk. Not this nut juice bullshit

[earnest robin]

Where can I buy beans in Pasadena

[mellow sonnet]

mandarin

highlight?

mandarin u can cut the line if just buying beans btw

[boreal solar]

Mandarin probably.

They carry a few roasters.

[tight gorge]

No further comment

[cedar otter]

angels?

[compact hound]

Are you in my hood

[tight gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/bugs-bunny-bunny-no-nope-nou-gif-14651222

[tight gorge]

Thought did cross my mind but a tad late for the fam

[mellow sonnet]

the fat dripping off looks so good

[compact hound]

Ah

The pastor looks better than my spot

[tight gorge]

50% hit rate so ymmv. Not a recommendation but gotta survive somehow here on the west side

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GqEVF3ZxxTVEhrhX8?g_st=ipc

[cedar otter]

VENICE

damn

[tight gorge]

tortilla was ass today, but asada had good flavor

[cedar otter]

I thought u were in nela now

[tight gorge]

4 weeks! Can’t wait

[cedar otter]

ohhh

just ordered nomad

I can't sell it at artesia

there's no exclusivity contract but nomad is just doing it out of courtesy for play lol

[boreal solar]

Lame.

[compact hound]

Small investment to recreate the “never seen before” japan espresso preparation

[boreal solar]

You should try https://www.quietlycoffee.com/ keep the Canadada roasts coming.

[cedar otter]

oh no the roaster

I already own the nomad espresso

It's at east hollywood

[compact hound]

Oh yeah i totally forgot

[cedar otter]

I had it for like 3 years lol

[compact hound]

Thought you were just trying to make a quick buck off of normies who saw that ig reel

Only saw it via BANA

[boreal solar]

On another note, I noticed on the drive between Knotts and Ondo the last few weekends, there were a lot of Korean restaurants. Anything you’d recommend checking out @cedar otter ?

[tight gorge]

Just at me bro

[boreal solar]

We eat at the park a lot. And it’s fine for convenience. But could be fun to check something out that isn’t in Knotts or Buena Park.

[cedar otter]

han yang

their tonkatsu is so good

iono why/how

it's a soup place

[compact hound]

Brah my coworker just recommended me that place

Will go try it soon

[cedar otter]

they're good

[cedar otter]

I don't know the area super well sorrie

[compact hound]

2 of my coworkers gifted me a jinsol gukbap giftcard

[cedar otter]

I lived around there 28 years ago

I need a full time barista btw

[compact hound]

@mellow sonnet

[cedar otter]

might chop chop someone

[compact hound]

Ooof

Can i ask why

[mellow sonnet]

time to quit hospital?

[cedar otter]

just need someone who's available more than 2 days

[boreal solar]

Uggh, I hate having to let people go.

[mellow sonnet]

i only want to do slow bar

also new modbar is ass i like the pourover wand more than a shower screen

[cedar otter]

this person is only available on weekends, but has life so they take days off and we can't find cover

[compact hound]

Ahhh thats valid

[cedar otter]

yeah it's just a company thing

we're at a point where we actually need people who can be dedicated

[compact hound]

Im guessing you gave them a chance too

[cedar otter]

and we would love to work with people who are passionate about coffee

Before they worked out fine bc we were looking to get any help we can find

[compact hound]

Ahhh i see

[cedar otter]

but Ondo is growing so we also need to find people who also can grow with us

not just offer their services so to speak

[compact hound]

Yeah makes sense

[boreal solar]

Oh, I haven’t had galbi-tang in a long time and it looks like it’s on the menu too.

[cedar otter]

that's all I get there

it's galbi tang + tonkatsu and I split it w/ my kid

[mellow sonnet]

hanyang loml

hanyang galbitang

[compact hound]

Galbi tang so fucking good

[mellow sonnet]

i used to skip my morning classes in uni to get galbitang instead

it would be me and then random ahjummas gossiping and nobody else

[compact hound]

I actually prefer seolleongtang though

[cedar otter]

That’s valid

I prefer pho

[boreal solar]

Love pho. But it’s super common here, lol

I want to branch out for the kiddo a bit

The only Korean places left in Rancho are kbbq. Which has its place. But it’s sort of its own thing

It strange Korean fusion places.

[civic crest]

https://tenor.com/view/bye-friend-farewell-so-long-gif-25205750

[eternal birch]

goat and girl

[tight gorge]

Heard things, but menu never sucked me in. Good?

[eternal birch]

surprisingly good

just went because I needed resto with decent vibes and the food was good as well

i mean ofc as always not all things

the cinnamon roll was meh

[tight gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/squidward-meme-looking-out-the-window-sad-missing-out-sad-squidward-gif-5401562831942688207

No longer me looking at the NELA crew

[lime cove]

oh wow i was reading the top and thought darn i'm a year too late

[eternal birch]

mandarin, kumquat, ondo time

[mellow sonnet]

Who here in tech enjoying the day off bc aws eating shit

[cedar otter]

Is this why I can’t download files on Adobe ☠️

[mellow sonnet]

A good chunk of AWS East-1 is down

A lot of brokerages having some issues

[dull adder]

Welcome! The chat is generally just LA things. Lots of food talk, some cafes, etc.
The meetups are organized in here and usually happen once or twice a year?

[vivid violet]

welcome ! yeah this is mostly a food chat 😂

[tight gorge]

time to bump my list

[eternal birch]

I was somewhat thinking of working weekends tbh

[drowsy knot]

come for the coffee - stay for the restaurant recs!

[mellow sonnet]

Imagine I worked in ondo mornings and then went to hospital after 😂

[cedar otter]

$18 pourover here it comes

[mellow sonnet]

Elida enjoyer 🫡 maybe I'll drop by again this week

I haven't opened my bag yet

I need to wash my car again big sad

A bird shit on the driver side window 😔 first thing I see when I walk up to my car now

[civic crest]

just clean the window? or is it on the paint too

i would just use a quick detailer spray solution with some ONR and a microfiber

[crude citrus]

Some of us paid $20 this weekend at mandarin

[cedar otter]

@eternal birch

Momos updated their packaging

[compact hound]

Stealing this

[cedar otter]

Planning on shutting down the shop and doIng a reservation based omakase

[mellow sonnet]

I want more momos

Hollywood or artesia

[cedar otter]

On thanksgiving

Holly

[mellow sonnet]

Rip am working

[cedar otter]

Morning?

[mellow sonnet]

Oh wait ur right

Perfect

[eternal birch]

yay

I'm off for 5 days thanksgiving

[cedar otter]

Going to korea next month

hope my back recovers by then

[lime cove]

Is that the stone filter that's porous so you don't need paper?

[compact hound]

Nah thts a ceramic UFO

[cedar otter]

Yeh ceramic UFO with sibarist fast

It’s def fast

Like it doesn’t matter what grind size I set it to

Brew time is the same

[tight gorge]

Was it coal?

[cedar otter]

nah

[eternal birch]

blue jays abt to win lmfaoooo

[compact hound]

Tuned in literally right after the choke

[eternal birch]

cant wait to see our starters pitch

[cedar otter]

wow USA vs CAN

[eternal birch]

WS watch party??

[tight gorge]

Kendrick vs drake 🫠

[eternal birch]

i mean the jays have a trash banger on the team

[cedar otter]

so we know who's gonna win

[eternal birch]

damn they pulled it off and won

[boreal solar]

Being a Toronto native and sports fan is tough. You’ve got Drake being associated with the Jays and Bieber being bffs with Matthews.

Please don’t hold drake against us 😅

[left inlet]

If I want buy a used Casa Do you know how much they sell for?

If I want to sell a Lagom Mini I was wondering how much they are worth with the new adaptor.

[drowsy knot]

average is over $1m now I think 😉

[glossy sail]

Rip lol

[eternal birch]

idk, im guessing like 400ish?

[left inlet]

Did you sell yours for that price?
Wondering where is the best place to look for used one?
Where did you list yours so I can be on the look out for another? Thanks for the info

[eternal birch]

I gave mine to a friend

facebook marketplace, r/coffeeswap, buy and sell channel here

[boreal solar]

I’ve had some luck creating looking for posts in marketplace on this discord for various things. Can’t hurt.

Just make sure you vet the seller and ask for pictures/videos etc. as well as try to meet up locally if you can

[crude citrus]

Long time no cup is this what you taught us @cedar otter

[dull adder]

Lovely cutting board and knives

[glossy sail]

jack simpson finally won the barista championship ... he's been trying so long i think.

[cedar otter]

And somehow Jamison Savage’s coffee won again

[glossy sail]

howwwwwwwww lol

@cedar otter please tell me which savage coffee you have thats good? i dont think ive ever had one that "wowed" me considering the savage pricepoint

i actually want to find a good savage to try

[cedar otter]

Uhhh iris elipse was good

I don’t normally buy that often

[glossy sail]

so many fell flat

can i blame bots?

[cedar otter]

Damn

[dull adder]

Savage Iridescence 2025 from H&S was okay. Not my pick and not worth a premium imo

[cedar otter]

its funny bc competitor and roasters seems to love savage

custies don't seem to love savage

when I went to cokuun in Tokyo, they sold me like a 100g bag of the coffee they used (savage iris) for close to $100

and it just tasted like corn

[glossy sail]

say no more fam

hydrangea savage at sherrys popup was the most lackluster of the 3 POs for sure.

[cedar otter]

lol speaking of sherry, I had a SO spro and pourover at mandarin 2 today

I dunno if my taste buds are jacked up (I had breakfast burrito before coming in) but my cups had almost no acidity

too much apax minerals? 🤔

the spro was nice initially, but I felt like it just fell flat

[glossy sail]

thats my sus sometimes ... also @crude citrus saw what happened to my brew when i added too much apax too hahahhahaha

[crude citrus]

Yea it just killed the coffee. Clarity and acidity disappeared. It was just bean water

[compact hound]

imo it doesnt even look that good

Dont think you’re missing out

This is coming from a big Sei fan

[glossy sail]

oh dont worry, it wasnt for me. i was under orders from the SO lolololol

[lunar fjord]

How was it?

Bean and Bean is somewhere on my radar but long down on the list

[crude citrus]

Yea you should blame the bots then

[crude citrus]

They were all pretty good and clean coffees but you realize at a certain point that, just like with wine, you can pay top dollar and get really good drink but the thrill is in finding/making a good drink from a cheap bag

[muted kindle]

Do you guys really get pour overs when you go out?

Or is it more a specialty drink?

[tight gorge]

Specialty only on 95% of shops. Espresso on a select few. Never PO unless that’s all they sell @🦥🙄

I drink my PO at ~5:30am so i ain’t raw dogging my morning for a PO

[fallen gulch]

tbh at most roasters I go to I just go to the drip, more likely to be dialed in and often lighter roast than espresso

if I'm forced to go to a starbucks or something like that I get a hot chocolate

[glossy sail]

sherrys esmeralda was the standout for me, but tan's TNT was also really good.

might not get a 1&1 in the future if the cost is that crazy though lol

[cedar otter]

My garage is just cafec warehouse atm

[glossy sail]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFqZsSjTIs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

christopherferan

During m @lancehedrick 's recent video, Lance and I talked about common processing terminology and the ideas that we attach to the most-used processing descriptions.

"Washed," of course, doesn't always mean the same as "washed," and "anaerobic" might reference one or two different fermentation stages.

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im even more confused now lol

[boreal solar]

If you want to get rid of an extra deep27 let me know

[elder vector]

i just buy whatever beans people tell me taste good

[cedar otter]

I just got blue and clear brown in today

[boreal solar]

Don’t tempt me. Wife says she can’t understand the $50 I spent on beans from you last weekend when I have a bunch of burlaps full

Sometimes I just don’t want to drink the same thing ok

[cedar otter]

All the more reason to launch subs

[boreal solar]

I joined the secret Santa. Someone here is getting a final release ragdoll

[cedar otter]

“What is ORC LLC and why are they billing you $25 every month?”

[boreal solar]

“That’s webhosting for my cv dear”

Heh, she’s a budget hawk though. She knows every penny that goes in and out of our accounts.

[cedar otter]

This is why ragdoll needs to stay open

Unless she was keeping the books for it too

[boreal solar]

Ngl that was helpful. The philos, linea mini etc were totally ragdoll purchases for instance.

Now I need to pinch coins for a handgrinder for our trip in December.

If you plan on drop shipping budget handgrinders in the next few weeks let me know btw. Preferably 1zpresso or kingrinder.

[compact hound]

Ay what shade you throwing at me this time bro

[mellow sonnet]

I basically only get PO at shops

I've been getting disappointed recently at mandarin tho

[earnest robin]

Learn Cantonese

[tight gorge]

Christina wanted pandan latte bro

It’s ok, gf cookies made up for it

[cedar otter]

I feel like I’m in a coffee slump where nothing tastes good anymore

[elder vector]

time to get into tea

[tight gorge]

You and me brah.

The hs Kenya bag that 🦥 gave is pretty guud do

[boreal solar]

Skill issue.

Kidding, you probably just need to mix it up.

[crude citrus]

One of the Chinese coffees I cupped today was interesting. I put it on the bottom of my list bc it tasted like soy sauce. When it cooled it tasted like lemon tea and it shot up to the top. Hence the ice in the cups

[cedar otter]

The ice was an interesting move

[desert stirrup]

Yeah I never thought to do a iced cupping

[desert stirrup]

Also your boy is still unemployed af so I guess I’m in

As long as it’s $10 I should add

[crude citrus]

It’s in the SCA fine print. Trust me bro

[desert stirrup]

That’s my budget for outings now 🙃

[merry pebble]

There a cool place up in the Seattle area that does something like that. Its called Open On Most Days
https://www.instagram.com/openonmostdays/

[fallen gulch]

taste a bunch of bad coffee for a week to reset palette

[cedar otter]

Don’t have the luxury of doing that

[mellow sonnet]

Go out drinking and kill the taste buds for a few days

[cedar otter]

Jkjkjk

[dull adder]

me at Counter Culture tastings

[earnest robin]

You still go on these

I drink bad coffee all day at work and then enjoy my orb brew mid day

[dull adder]

@earnest robin I was called out here lol

But yeah I go somewhat frequently

[earnest robin]

Tasting at Ten is giving me good memories

[mellow sonnet]

https://www.costco.com/p/-/kef-lsx-ii-lt-wireless-bookshelf-speaker-pair/4000352971

hmmmmm

[tight gorge]

Meta or bust

[eternal birch]

I saw these in Alhambra costco

unfortunately not in the budget to upgrade 🙁

[mellow sonnet]

idk i really wanted 703 s3 as my speakers

but i think its a good speaker for hte price

[eternal birch]

bruh thats a diff tier

[mellow sonnet]

yeah

[eternal birch]

might as well focal it up

[mellow sonnet]

i think b&w speakers are so nice aestheically

[eternal birch]

I don't think speakers in general look that great and I'm fine with sonos quality

future house going to have built in speakers in wall and ceiling

[mellow sonnet]

i think built in ones are fine for actually just filling a room or having ok surround sound but in terms of audio quality sometimes its meh until you get super whale

[low mantle]

Eaf secret Santa? Sounds fun. Is that a 🍊 only thing?

[boreal solar]

Oh, maybe. I have no idea. Perhaps I let the cat out of the bag. Maybe we could do a SoCal secret Santa though? Then all get together to slam Ondo and exchange gifts 😅

[low mantle]

No worries I’ve seen a few people mention it.

It already sounds chaotic so probably best to limit those involved

[cedar otter]

Meh

[eternal birch]

not worth hassle?

at least the restroom and a room then

[tight gorge]

Yeah I skipped on doing that

Getting acoustics right was going to be a pain. But if you just want sonos quality then for sure go for it

It’s not hard as long as you have decent attic space

If you remodel to studs then it’s super easy

[low mantle]

My parents did a built in set up throughout the house with Sonos. They loved it for 10 years. Then Sonos stopped supporting the gear and paying for the tech and new modern stuff started to add up.

So my take away from that is - make sure you try your best to future proof it and make it easy to work on.

[mellow sonnet]

future proof and tech belong nowhere in the same sentence together

[eternal birch]

10yrs is long enough for me

[fallen gulch]

Don't build in anything with smart tech, all that's built to fail when the company needs more money

[low mantle]

I suppose my take away is more so; have it be installed so it’s not a major remodel if you need to work on it.

When we install imaging machines like a CT we run extra cables to be able to pivot at a later time.

[eternal birch]

o wow ciclavia 11/23

ondo meetup time

[boreal solar]

I decided not to do tier because it’s just more effort when it comes time to upgrade. I mostly just have crappy Google assistants throughout the house other than for my PC, projector and television though.

What I’ve been procrastinating on for like five years is wiring this house for Ethernet

[cedar otter]

would you guys even be able to park tho

unless you're biking here

[eternal birch]

its ciclavia

bike time

[cedar otter]

okie

I forget you ride haha

[eternal birch]

time to bring out my scuffed as hell bike

I used to ride a lot but I'm having too much stuff to spend money on

[cedar otter]

@desert stirrup I want that Aiden but cheaper

[eternal birch]

new batch 👀

[boreal solar]

Maybe you can get him to trade it for coffee or cafec filters 😅

[weary chasm]

What if you barter?

Coffee for aiden. 😂

Or ondo gift card

[desert stirrup]

How much is your budget?

I’m down to work with you

I also have a Prusa Mini+ if someone wants to buy that for stupid cheap

Fully functional and prints!

[cedar otter]

@glossy sail @mellow sonnet plz hype everyone else about the Picolot Elida

sibarist fast=loses some body, some "deeper" fruit notes, but turns brighter and cleaner

[eternal birch]

@cedar otter o ya can I ask what your paragon + ufo PO recipe is for most beans?

after like 2 months of doing 60/60/60/60/60 I don't think its the best method tbh

[cedar otter]

12.5/200 40+40+40+40+40

only the bloom is 40 sec, other pours are 30 sec interval.
So 0:00, 0:40, 1:10, 1:40, 2:10

First three are circle pours, last two are center pours

[eternal birch]

tyty

[cedar otter]

the 3rd pour, I pour in a bigger circle to clean out the stuck particles on top

to reincorporate

[eternal birch]

do you know why 20/300 60/60/60/60/60 isnt as good?

[cedar otter]

ehhh just more coffee

more coffee = requires longer brewing time = muddies the cup

also thicker brew bed

[eternal birch]

yeah thats pretty much it

it works somewhat fine on v60 but I noticed its not that viable for ufo

[cedar otter]

yeah

UFO was created to achieve shallower brew bed depth

so it doesn't work as well

maybe it can work with the sibarist fast filters

v60 I actually prefer 20 gram

16g or less can introduce too much bypass

[eternal birch]

2 months of drinking coffee to figure out

v60 my recipe fine but whenever I used ufo it just didnt taste right to me

[cedar otter]

yeah UFO is best for 12-16 grams

[junior bobcat]

It was developed with those. It's how UFO works best.

[mellow sonnet]

Can confirm picolot was good

Am on the fence for UFO bc I just use v60 or origami for everything

Occasional colum and deep27 for small

[cedar otter]

Jay told me he is testing a new line of filters that is faster than th-3 but slower than sibarist fast

[junior bobcat]

Was this the upcoming release he talked about within the last few months?

[cedar otter]

Maybe

[junior bobcat]

Nice. Last time I talked to him, which I think was like April? He was talking with different paper suppliers in Korea for bespoke ufo papers. So maybe thats it.

[glossy sail]

mucho good. go get some!

ceramic UFO does look nice in person haha

[cedar otter]

Yesss

[mellow sonnet]

Sonos has lossless on Spotify now hmmm

[cedar otter]

Wow

I just received the most overqualified resume

But they’re kind of perfect for ondo bakery

🤣

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1933140300586626/?mibextid=wwXIfr

@mellow sonnet

[mellow sonnet]

Wow they took the worst possible photo of the damaged tweeter

[cedar otter]

KNUTTS is crazy

[cedar otter]

I now have qualified staff to open a restaurant/bakery

just need money

Is crowdfunding still a thing

@crude citrus couple of interesting spots in Pasadena 👀

[crude citrus]

EAF cafe

Let’s do it

[mellow sonnet]

I'm actually thinking about a coffee club like BQ's vid of that NY location

💀

[crude citrus]

ondo noodle house?

[cedar otter]

This been on sale for a while lol

Their shrimp fried rice was so good

I used to work 2 blocks from there

Copa vida hq

https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-asset/turn-key-cafe-asset-sale-with-type-i-and-ii-hood-in-pasadena/2407454/

https://yelp.to/RYQzx8PBg4

[glossy sail]

Yea id rather start something like that

Hyunah coffee club I think it's called

[weary chasm]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/dining/matcha.html

Lol

[elder vector]

im gonna be honest i dont think i've ever been huge on matcha

[fallen gulch]

I like matcha but have never gone much for it, just had the tasting from that one season of leaderboard lol

[crude citrus]

Oh man I just stopped in there recently it was pretty run down. The place is pretty big, big enough for a bakery and coffee

[crude citrus]

Forgot to hit reply to this

[cedar otter]

There’s also a former pizza spot on Union next to Union the restaurant (between fair oaks and raymond)

And a former brunch spot on Holly haha

[cedar otter]

Would love to do something like that lol my ideal set up is having a back “private” dining room that is a coffee omakase room

[crude citrus]

Oh did that place close down? It wasn’t bad. It’s a big spot though. Prince street must’ve took them out

[cedar otter]

Like 4-6 seats with all the coffee toys

[crude citrus]

Design it like cokuun where you have to crawl in and say it’s part of the experience

[cedar otter]

😂

[boreal solar]

Huh, their original location was in Upland and they have another in Rancho Cucamonga. Surprised they tried to move out there.

Birria focused place.

Birria is alright… though a little different from the Jaliscan style I’m used to.

[desert stirrup]

@cedar otter I reduced the price to $300 for the Aiden

I can do $275 for ya and drop it off at the Hollywood Ondo location

Artesia too far :’(

Also Fellow Tally $150 now

[boreal solar]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1472204270659973/?mibextid=wwXIfr this is sort of intriguing. I’d buy it just for the memes if the mold didn’t terrify me.

[eternal birch]

this used to be another chain no

I remember it being some halo halo thing in little tokyo, 86 cafe I think?

[cedar otter]

Not sure. Used to be flour something back in the day

[cedar otter]

I see you got mug from 🐀 coffee

[eternal birch]

was free

[elder vector]

what is this

"coffee frother" gives nespresso fake espresso vibes

[glossy sail]

@mellow sonnet should just have you house built with coffee club in mind hahahaha

[mellow sonnet]

going to be single for life if my house is a coffee studio 💀

[glossy sail]

you already want kefs too

keeb/audio meetups

big enough driveway and we'l do car meets lol

[mellow sonnet]

my driveway small af

this is a modern house where they give u more house for less backyard and front yard

[glossy sail]

keeb.audio.coffee meetups it is.

[vivid violet]

and micro-cars ?

https://exclusivecarregistry.com/details/peel/p50/72738

[mellow sonnet]

oh yeah my builders gave an updated timeline

mid feb 💀

wild

[vivid violet]

from Jan -> Feb is not bad

amazingly quick

is your Dad still having to call and pester folks every day ?

[mellow sonnet]

nop

althou the insurance giving me another 17k? not sure what for but that pays off my property tax

[vivid violet]

sucks so hard that property tax + mortgage marches on

and that ALE can't be used for that 😐

[mellow sonnet]

property tax got dropped a lot bc we got the property revalued 🫡

its now a block of dirt pls lower tax

i havent paid for first half of year either bc they delayed payment by 1 year so not bad

[glossy sail]

thats your orange bag./issey fund lol

[mellow sonnet]

sometimes i wonder what it would look like if i had 3 oranges

orange orchard

[eternal birch]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DQFvsX9klE8/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

[cedar otter]

Yah

Apparently an unhappy employee called the health dept

[glossy sail]

uh why is that site marked unsafe? lol

what happened at canyon? haha rats?

[eternal birch]

yes

it should display the embed

[weary chasm]

less to maintain

https://tenor.com/view/feel-me-think-about-it-meme-gif-7715402

[glossy sail]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMFUDodrLyI

we have anyone here getting a Z2?

[crude citrus]

Ondo KBBQ?

[boreal solar]

AYCD coffee added for an additional $20. $40 for SO

[weary chasm]

what if you have this as your induction stove

for your analog pourover kettle

LOL.

[elder vector]

maybe if it wasnt so expensive lol

but also i dont really see the dif between that and any other electric heating appliance to heat your kettle

[weary chasm]

yeah. but this is IN the table

[boreal solar]

While we’re shopping for Ondo. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4403943206559162/?mibextid=wwXIfr

[cedar otter]

We don’t need that bc we got 4 butane stoves at home

[cedar otter]

So farrrrrr

[boreal solar]

Meh, go to slowbloom. Expense it.

[cedar otter]

Hahaha

[lunar fjord]

didn't know this existed

who runs this?

[glossy sail]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj8TyIHPo8U

[cedar otter]

@mellow sonnet

[mellow sonnet]

Lmao I was looking at it last week

I think byredo scents are meh but the warmer is cool af

[cedar otter]

Same with that le labo diffuser back in the day

[elder vector]

1500?????

[earnest robin]

They call it art

[glossy sail]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULIHvL9pOYY

this + zp6 is sounding like a great travel setup

[tight gorge]

Psa: don’t get burrito at mid east tacos. It’s all Spanish rice

[vivid violet]

wow, that is wild. almost exactly a copy of the OutIn Nano.. but i think it's slightly better, in that it has some nicer elements.

options:

1. OutIn Nano
2. Ikape K2
3. Wacaco Pixapresso

I think if you want to brew at lower pressures or temps, then you may want #3.

I've liked using #1, and it's kinda cool how #2 has 51mm and 58mm options, but basically you're stuck with the pressure and temp that it gives you..

• unless you use "brew immediately" feature on both, and use a kettle to set water temp

[boreal solar]

Looks a lot like the trek as well. https://espressooutlet.com/products/turintrek-portable-espresso-machine-and-grinder

These things are getting more common.

[glossy sail]

TBF i bet they are from the same factory in china

[dull adder]

I mean.. all the turin stuff is just slapping his label on something from alibaba

[glossy sail]

yea

[dull adder]

So in that case for sure it'll be the same as some others

[glossy sail]

i think for the ikape you are really paying for the app integration

which is neat

changing parameters (preinfuse time, flowrate, etc) is definitely a new feature yea?

wish temps could be higher than low 90s

[vivid violet]

ah, searching their site i couldn't find options.. but that's cool if you can alter temp in the app. (didn't watch the vid)

i'd want to be able to alter pressure too..

[glossy sail]

you can alter flow rate

theres no pressure sensor

so change grind size

[vivid violet]

mmm.. yeah, i guess a proxy of flow rate + grind size changes would be "good enough"

[glossy sail]

yes

i mean pressure is just a measure of resistance to flow

so grind size is what determines pressure anyways

[vivid violet]

cool, that paired with altering temp is quite nice. I do feel the OutIn Nano is a bit too limiting.

[glossy sail]

grind to fine and nothing comes out anyways

[vivid violet]

the smily face on the Wacaco Pixapresso is hard to beat, tho 😅

why would you choose ZP6 hand grinder over.. say.. K-Ultra or J-Ultra ?

i've really enjoyed pairing the K-Ultra with the OutIn Nano, but i do like a more traditional (chocolatey) espresso taste.

[glossy sail]

no idea - havent looked into handgrinders lol

but its intriguing for my camping purposes.

[boreal solar]

Zp6 is a weird choice tbh. It doesn’t go fine enough for anything but soup which is not what most of these are designed for.

[vivid violet]

P100 seems like a great travel grinder:
#setups-archived message

[glossy sail]

lance souped it on the ikape

or rather soup-like

[weary chasm]

So you can grind for espresso

I meant. If it's strictly pourover, and tea like is your liking. Then maybe zp6 is best

I'm currently liking the m01

[vivid violet]

^ yeah, that's why i looove the K-Ultra for mobile espresso for travel/camping

[boreal solar]

That’s the opposite of what he asked you had me confused for a sec

[glossy sail]

i havent dived into handgrinders but id like one for spro and PO setup

[weary chasm]

But the issue is that it can't grind really Coarse

[glossy sail]

orea z1 for travel PO

[weary chasm]

Yeah. I answered. But should have answered differently. But I sent it

[low mantle]

Kingrinder k7 is about to be available. Espresso capable.

[weary chasm]

You gonna be the guinea pig

[boreal solar]

I want to get another handgrinder for some upcoming trips. But I’m sort of spoiled.

[weary chasm]

M01

Lol

I guess I should rotate it a bit.

If the k6 is almost always $100

What is a k7

[vivid violet]

what do you use this Timemore M01 for ?

espresso ? pourover ?

[boreal solar]

M01 is clarity focused pineapple burrs.

Nice grinder. But honestly I probably want to spend less since my goal is something for two or three vacations of two week duration per year lol

My problem with the zp6 is that I felt sort of bad that it just sat in a drawer most of the year

M01 is also sort of big

[low mantle]

Someone reported that it was on taobao for $85.

[weary chasm]

Can do both. But I lean towards pourover with it

[weary chasm]

Big and heavy

[boreal solar]

I’ll wait for the m01 whirly.

[cedar otter]

I have problems

[tight gorge]

I mean it’s all coal except datura 😇

Im literally at 5g of coffee, not even freezer stash anymore

Might have to start fishing for the random beans underneath the fridge

[mellow sonnet]

My backlog is majority panama gesha right now 💀

I have 1 bag of prodicoal too but it's bc I haven't had a Honduras coffee in forever so I decided to buy it

[fallen gulch]

need more room for coffee?

[eternal birch]

ill buy ur backlog off u if u dont enjoy it as much

[mellow sonnet]

I'm honestly scared to open my hydrangea auction lots

3$/g is wild

[weary chasm]

Is that like $54 for 18g? Lol

[tight gorge]

Do we trust hydrangea roast? Heard mixed reviews about $$$ coffee

In last bought in Jan and it was a botched roast

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah that's why I'm scared 🤡

[dull adder]

It looks even better than when I was there

My 1 and 1 was fire! And not $30

[mellow sonnet]

$194/50g but owell it'll be on d27 only

[dull adder]

Personally I haven't been wowed by them. But lots of others like them so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Also I think they scan for mentions of their name here

[tight gorge]

I’m aware 😅

All roasters here do, but I would too so not trippin

[onyx forge]

👀

[cedar otter]

Were u the one that bought Nomad?

We sold 4 bags even without any announcements

[dull adder]

No I'm tapped out right now

[compact hound]

Hydrangea hit recently for me

[tight gorge]

💜

[cedar otter]

o shit did u get that peach co-ferment

jk

[dull adder]

Did they do that again? I think last year that was with mandarin

[cedar otter]

jairo arcila peach yeah

I think I sold 20 bags in 9 day span

[boreal solar]

We’ll take care of it.

[cedar otter]

See yall this weekend?

Brewing washed gesha from flowerchild and elida aguacate natural lot from Picolot

[mellow sonnet]

my wallet hates u

[short condor]

That traffic coffee is highly underrated, I’ve had a few different bags now and enjoyed the hell out of them all.

[cedar otter]

Yup, they are a little bit developed but really good value and really good.

good for newbs and experienced drinkers alike

Like this guy froze this Mate Matiwos lot for an entire year

(green)

[short condor]

I enjoyed that everything was so different, it keeps everything’s fun, and I’m a sucker for good packaging. I get
That nicer coffees tend to have “cleaner/minimalist” looking packaging but it’s what kind of makes me overlook them for something else.

[glossy sail]

that was a mistakeeeeeee lol

[crude citrus]

Is this at Artesia?

[glossy sail]

yep

[cedar otter]

yess

hopefully soon at East Hollywood

gotta set up one location at a time

[glossy sail]

whats missing at east hollywood? gotta drop by harbor freight for a leveler? 😉

[cedar otter]

I also have Nucleus Compass but looks like my supplier no longer carries it

[cedar otter]

LOL staff that are willing to do manual pourovers

which can change soon

[glossy sail]

hahahaha

hire @mellow sonnet

[cedar otter]

since I promoted someone to a manager position

[glossy sail]

dude nucleus compass

[cedar otter]

we'll just push down agendas

[glossy sail]

Leaves Coffee Roaster status

[cedar otter]

I have 3 compasses which are not enough for services

I prolly need like 8

lol

[glossy sail]

how mcuh is a compass?

[cedar otter]

like $180

[glossy sail]

holy crap

[cedar otter]

lmaoooo

I bought it like 1.5 years ago

when Ondo 1 opened

but never really followed thru

it's basically that infrared thermometer

[glossy sail]

they took this

and aimed it down

[cedar otter]

yup

[glossy sail]

on a stand

fml

lol

[cedar otter]

and continuously on

we can buy them from alibaba

and give 1 to a customer

[glossy sail]

imma go next level - ill use my work NIST calibrated thermometer with k-type thermocouples

drink it at exactly 52.30 deg and then 42.8